Talia I watch the other demons bow down to Thail from my place around the fire. The weather is freezing, so I won't join the others as they worship their new leader. Instead, I'm half-glaring as each of these weird men, with tails, wings, claws, heck, some even have four arms, but that's not the point! They are all bowing down to Thail, and my mate couldn't look happier. I frown at that, thinking about what Kuha said before he died. He had claimed Thail only wanted me because he wanted to get more powerful, but I think he was lying. Thail couldn't do that. He is too sweet and in love with me, and— But he is a demon. My chest constricts, and I look up when the man in person walks up to me, grinning like it's Christmas evening. He sits down on the furs, unbothered by the cold. "It's all over," he says, keeping the grin. "Kuha is defeated. My men are no longer prisoners, and I'm now the chief of a very big clan. If my father were alive, he would be... proud. Very proud." Thail st
Talia It's been two months since I left the human world and came to live with Thail and the other demons of his tribe. I miss my family and can't return to the human world, but I can visit my family in their dreams, thanks to Thail's powerful magic. I've told my mom and my granny that I'm fine and with the man of my dreams, and since my granny knew Thail, she knows I'm safe. She also asks me about the baby whenever I visit her at night. Her impatience is growing, but it's lots of time before I give birth. It seems that pregnancies between demons and humans are rare. No one knows how long I will be pregnant, but I'm already huge—Thail thinks there are two demon babies inside me. And that's what our children will be: demons. Thail's demon blood is dominant, and I know our babies will be either succubus babies or incubuses, depending on their gender. Either way, I will love them regardless. As I stare into the fire and watch it crack, Thail comes to sit by my side with a tired
TaliaI've always wanted to have a boyfriend. It might seem like a ridiculous goal in life. Other girls dream of careers, while I want to find my person. Someone who loves me. But it seems impossible. I'm a college student, and I've never even kissed a man. There isn't a bone of experience in my whole body. It's unfortunate.My best friends, Sally and Victoria, are both heartbreakers. They date men to the left and right on campus, while I've always been the awkward one that makes all the men run in the opposite direction. Why?Because I want a relationship too much. I want someone whose warm body I can curl up against at night. Inhaling their scent, holding their hand, and kissing their soft lips, I want all of that!They don't have to be pretty, rich, or some famous jock. I don't care about appearance or money—I just want to find someone who gets me!Sadly, I'm a party pooper, and guys run when I try to make conversation.I guess I can understand why...I'm eighteen years old, and
ThailThis must be the ugliest creature that I've ever seen. Where are the feathered wings?! Why doesn't it have a demon's tail? I'm so confused.This is the desert, and this female, I believe, just dropped down from the sky."That was quite a fall..."It's talking, but I can't understand it. Not a single word. I decide to approach it cautiously. It might be tiny and wingless. It also lacks a tail and glowing eyes, yet you never know when you might get bitten.This one might even be carrying diseases...I shouldn't get too close, but because my curiosity has the best of me, I examine her: no sharp teeth or horns. We share the same skin color and body type, though. But since she is small, I'm worried. With that frail body, she couldn't possibly survive on her own.Curious, I sniff the air again. She doesn't smell like a demon like me, but I can tell the creature is a female. It has long brown hair and a delicate heart-shaped face. Does our hair feel the same?While crouching, I lean fo
Talia My stomach is in knots, and I'm dizzy from being carried on a hard shoulder like a hunting trophy. The demon underneath me is too big for me to fight, and my life couldn't possibly get any worse. "We are finally at my cave," the demon says in a language I can't understand, and I shudder. I have no idea where I am or how to get back home, and I whimper when the demon grips me. The demon's huge hands lift me off his shoulder like I'm weightless, and then he places me down on the ground. We are in some sort of cave. Not on the face of the earth, I'm sure. Is this a nightmare? Am I dreaming right now? I feel movement behind me, and I lift my chin. My new demon buddy towers above me. How tall is he?! Now that I have time to take him in, I do. Or I try to, but he is seriously huge. It's hard. I stare into his lower abs which are far under his large pectoral muscles. His head is a mile away, and my throat turns dry as I continue to take him in. He looks like that demon on my
TaliaI'm questioning my sanity. Sleeping beside this demon would be weird, yet I see no other option unless I wish to freeze to death. I also get the strange sense he won't try anything against my will.His eyes are glowing, lit from within. It's a bit eerie, yet his expression isn't cruel or wicked. He watches me with a look of concern, not the skin-crawling interest of someone wishing to have sex with me.That makes me breathe a sigh of relief. The demon's chest is bare, and I wonder what touching him will be like. He doesn't seem bothered by the cold, and I slide under the fur he is holding up.The heat coming off his skin heats mine immediately, and a strange song starts in my chest. My heart is pounding faster and faster, drawing me closer to the demon.It's bizarre, but I have the strangest urge to touch him, so I do. I place my hesitant hand on his abs and flame up. Fuck. What am I doing?He is a demon, and here I am, copping a feel. I want to withdraw my hand, but my demon fr
TaliaI wake up uncurling and stretching. I slept like a log. However, I freeze when my hand grabs something soft that doesn't feel like a pillow. The air seizes in my throat. Please don't tell me—As I slowly look down to check where I am, my eyes almost bulge out of their sockets.What. The. Heck.I'm still inside the dreamland of that book!Thail is underneath me!My hand squeezes his large pectoral, and my cheeks redden when I realize I'm straddling him.The demon isn't awake, but his body is warm and at the perfect temperature. Now that I'm awake, my breast feels all weird and heavy around him, which is so strange. My body is acting up around him.Geez.How come I'm so attracted to him?I like what I'm seeing, I admit to myself. Something about my large demon friends fills me with pleasure, and I relax a little, relishing the skin-to-skin contact. I stroke his hot, brown skin. He is like a furnace, and I realize I'm wet and slick between my thighs.Uhhh, this is so weird...I sit
ThailMy mate is a crazy one. Brave and fierce, but utterly wild for rushing at the giant jormungandr with a stick.Why isn't she running away? I told her to go! Yet here she is, swatting a gigantic stick at the monster.Wait.Is it because of me? It must be. She must be trying to protect me, which is cute but also fills me with guilt. I should be the one keeping HER safe, yet she is the one saving my life.Like a warrior, Talia yells in her language while hitting the giant monster with her little stick in its eye. "Die bitch!"The jormungandr screeches at the pain. The monster must be shocked that a tiny creature has managed to hit its eye. It disappears into the sand, which gives me plenty of time to stand up.Pain rings in my entire body, but my mate is there to try and help me stand, and I'm amazed all over again. She doesn't look built for battle, yet she came to my aid. I'm lucky to have her."We have to get away from here," I tell her, and nod at the cave since I know she can't